My two oldest are 8 and 7 and my youngest is creeping into 7 months. The older two are from a previous marriage. The age gap is great. They are so loving and amazing with the baby. They always want to help (even fight over it lol). He lights up when he sees them and they lift up when they see him. I try and make it a point to spend quality time with them one on one without the baby so they don’t feel like they have been replaced or put on the back burner due to the baby needing so much attention. I also explain to them that while he needs lots of attention now and is kinda boring, it won’t be like that for long. And as time has gone on and he is getting bigger they are starting to see that. Starting all over was the hard part lol.

My older 2 girls are 12 and 10. My youngest is 5. It was actually really fun having a 7 and 5 year old with a newborn. Watching them interact with baby sister was something special. And they actually could be part of everything and understand it. They still eat up every little thing she does.

It will be exciting to see them all as even older siblings this time around.

My two oldest are 8 and 7 and my youngest is creeping into 7 months. The olde...

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12/28/2017

My two oldest are 8 and 7 and my youngest is creeping into 7 months. The older two are from a previous marriage. The age gap is great. They are so loving and amazing with the baby. They always want to help (even fight over it lol). He lights up when he sees them and they lift up when they see him. I try and make it a point to spend quality time with them one on one without the baby so they don’t feel like they have been replaced or put on the back burner due to the baby needing so much attention. I also explain to them that while he needs lots of attention now and is kinda boring, it won’t be like that for long. And as time has gone on and he is getting bigger they are starting to see that. Starting all over was the hard part lol.
Congratulations on #4 such a blessing

Gosh that's another thing I'm nervous about....statrting over! But it sounds like your older two love being involved which is such a blessing. We haven't told our boys yet but our 8 year old has been eager for me to have a baby for a while. He even asked if he could help by having the baby sleep in his room lol.

I hope our boys connect with their younger sibling like yours did. ❤️

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Why do people say "grow some balls"? ... If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.

Same... my two will be 10 and 7 when the baby comes. I think it will be great because they can help out and they are very independent so I don’t see myself being too overwhelmed as those with 3 all in that baby/toddler stage.

Same... my two will be 10 and 7 when the baby comes. I think it will be great...

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12/28/2017

Same... my two will be 10 and 7 when the baby comes. I think it will be great because they can help out and they are very independent so I don’t see myself being too overwhelmed as those with 3 all in that baby/toddler stage.

Yes, I have 3 boys too. 10 yrs, 5 yrs, 10 months and I’m pregnant with my fourth who will be born three weeks before my eldest turns 11. My eldest doesn’t really pay much attention to my 10 month old but then he’s not a big fan of babies 🤣 I’ve heard it generally works quite well tho

My oldest is 15, youngest is 2. My youngest 2 are 8 and 2. So 6 years difference. We have 5 and the 5th was unplanned, found out when I went to have my Mirena replaced after 5 years... but a good surprise. We had 4 boys up to that point and finally got our girl. Now here we are trying for another, hoping for another girl but after 3 losses, I will take either as long as they are healthy.

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